UNITING

union, unification, uniting, conjugation, jointure

(noun) the act of making or becoming a single unit; “the union of opposing factions”; “he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays”

amalgamation, merger, uniting

(noun) the combination of two or more commercial companies

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Verb

uniting

present participle of unite

Noun

uniting (plural unitings)

The act by which things are united; the formation of a union.

Source: Wiktionary

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UNITE

U*nite", v. t. [imp. & p. p. United; p. pr. & vb. n. Uniting.] Etym: [L. unitus, p. p. of unire to unite, from unus one. See One.]

1. To put together so as to make one; to join, as two or more constituents, to form a whole; to combine; to connect; to join; to cause to adhere; as, to unite bricks by mortar; to unite iron bars by welding; to unite two armies.

2. Hence, to join by a legal or moral bond, as families by marriage, nations by treaty, men by opinions; to join in interest, affection, fellowship, or the like; to cause to agree; to harmonize; to associate; to attach. Under his great vicegerent reign abide, United as one individual soul. Milton. The king proposed nothing more than to unite his kingdom in one form of worship. Clarendon.

Syn.

– To add; join; annex; attach. See Add.

U*nite", v. i.

1. To become one; to be cemented or consolidated; to combine, as by adhesion or mixture; to coalesce; to grow together.

2. To join in an act; to concur; to act in concert; as, all parties united in signing the petition.

U*nite", a Etym: [L. unitus, p. p. See Unite, v. t.]

Definition: United; joint; as, unite consent. [Obs.] J. Webster.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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